Cini-Little, the international foodservice, laundry and waste management consulting firm, has added industry veteran Orlando Espinosa as Vice President of Design. Espinosa, who brings more than 40 years of experience to the firm, will focus on project management and staff development and mentoring. “Orlando brings a broad spectrum of foodservice consulting experience to our organization,”…
In spite of the negative impacts of falling oil prices on Canada’s energy-producing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canadian restaurateurs have had “a banner year,” according to Restaurants Canada Senior Economist Chris Elliott. According to Statistics Canada, commercial foodservice sales rose 6.7% during the first nine months of 2016, “thanks to gifts like an extra…
After Chicago food truck owners lost their court fight December 5 to overturn the city’s restrictive food truck ordinance, a city alderman has proposed allowing the trucks to set up shop in one location for six hours. That’s triple the current limit of two hours, a time constraint put into place in 2012 as part…
Industry veteran Michael Greenwald has been appointed President, The Americas, at Specifi LLC as the company initiates its launch into U.S. market. Greenwald brings to Specifi, which offers a global, end-to-end kitchen design/equipment specification and software platform, more than 35 years of experience in the foodservice equipment and supply distribution channel. He was most recently…
Darren Arvidson has joined Antunes as International Sales Manager, and has taken over responsibility for the Carol Stream, Ill., company’s sales in the Middle East and India, as well as in select countries in Europe.
Arvidson brings nearly 25 years of sales and marketing experience to the position, including serving as regional manager-Europe for the commercial foodservice division of Vitamix and as regional sales manager for Pacojet AG.
“Darren brings significant experience in international foodservice sales, and we look to leverage his expertise to understand the unique challenges of our global customers and provide innovative, custom solutions to meet their needs,” says Daniel Schmidt, Antunes’s director of sales.